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  • IL: Teen arrested on charges of impersonating an ICE gang member

    Source: New York Post

    “A raging Illinois teen has been accused of stabbing a pregnant mother to death and knifing her pet dog during a Facebook Marketplace meetup — then setting her home ablaze, according to authorities and reports. Nedas Revuckas, 19, has been hit with a slew of charges for allegedly murdering 30-year-old Eliza Morales in her suburban Downers Grove apartment unit on Monday evening, according to police. … Revuckas faces first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, armed robbery, aggravated arson, and animal cruelty charges in connection with the tragic killing, according to court records.” (01/29/26)

    https://nypost.com/2026/01/29/us-news/teen-allegedly-stabs-pregnant-mom-70-times-attacks-dog-and-sets-home-on-fire-during-facebook-marketplace-meetup/

  • ME: Pol Announces End to “Large-Scale” ICE Gang Activity After Talks with Shot-Caller “ICE Barbie”

    Source: US News & World Report

    “U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that immigration officials have ceased their ‘enhanced operations’ in the state, the site of a [gang activity] surge and more than 100 [abductions] since last week. Collins, a Republican, made the announcement after saying she had several direct communications with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. ‘There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,’ Collins said in a statement. ‘I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.’ The announcement came after President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second [murder] by federal immigration agents.” (01/29/26)

    https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2026-01-29/sen-susan-collins-announces-end-to-ice-large-scale-operations-in-maine-after-talks-with-noem

  • Germany: Deutsche Bank offices raided in money laundering probe

    Source: BBC News [UK state media]

    “Deutsche Bank’s offices in Frankfurt and Berlin have been raided by officials as part of an inquiry into money laundering. In a statement, the Office of the Federal Prosecutor said it was conducting an investigation, involving the Federal Criminal Police Office, into ‘unknown individuals and employees’ at Germany’s largest bank. It said Deutsche Bank had ‘maintained business relationships in the past with foreign companies’ which were suspected of ‘having been used for money laundering purposes as part of further investigations.’ … German media reported that the case carries possible links to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, a claim his lawyers say is ‘entirely false and inaccurate.'” (01/29/26)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20199qzj9o

  • US appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

    Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

    “A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her authority when she ended temporary protected status for Venezuelans. The decision, however, will not have any immediate practical effect after the U.S. Supreme Court in October allowed Noem’s decision to take effect pending a final decision by the justices.” (01/29/26)

    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/29/noem-decision-venezuelans-appeals-court/

  • Saudi and Israeli officials visit DC to discuss possible US strikes on Iran

    Source: Axios

    “The Trump administration is hosting senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia for talks on Iran this week as President Trump considers military strikes, two U.S. officials and two other sources with knowledge told Axios. Trump has ordered a U.S. military buildup in the Gulf to prepare for potential military action. Israel, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region have been on high alert for days in anticipation of a U.S. strike. The Israelis came to D.C. to share intelligence on possible targets inside Iran. The Saudis, meanwhile, are highly concerned about a potential regional war and are trying to help broker a diplomatic solution.” (01/29/26)

    https://archive.is/KhiAK

  • Italy: Ex-general gears up to launch new far-right party

    Source: Politico

    “Roberto Vannacci, an MEP and former general, is preparing to launch his own political party, which would formalize a break with Matteo Salvini’s League and potentially reshape the Italian far right. He announced the launch of the new party on Instagram on Wednesday. Vannacci had already registered the name and logo of the movement, Futuro Nazionale (National Future), on Jan. 24, according to trademark filings. His new project is being described by Italian media as an attempt to build an Italian version of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and create a new force that would sit to the right of Salvini.” (01/29/26)

    https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-roberto-vannacci-launch-new-far-right-party

  • Trump mocks Cruz likability while hinting at Supreme Court nod

    Source: Houston Chronicle

    “President Donald Trump reminded everyone of what some politicians have long joked — no one likes Ted Cruz — while floating his name yet again, for a potential Supreme Court nomination. ‘If I nominate Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court, the Democrats will vote for him because they want to get him the hell out,’ Trump said at an event promoting his ‘Trump accounts’ on Wednesday. ‘And the Republicans will vote for him because they want to get him the hell out, too.’ Trump shifted from discussing the federal program that allocates funds to eligible children, to spotlighting Cruz, suggesting the Texas senator could be a nominee likely to secure approval for the nation’s highest court.” (01/28/26)

    https://www.chron.com/politics/article/trump-cruz-supreme-court-21320424.php

  • Minneapolis firearm instructors see surge in interest amid ICE gang rampage

    Source: NBC News

    “At the Stock & Barrel Gun Club’s two locations near Minneapolis, the classes for people seeking a permit to carry a firearm almost always draw large crowds. ‘It’s usually in the hundreds,’ David Taylor, the club’s CEO, said. But since immigration enforcement agents flooded the city, sparking clashes in the streets and the [murders] of two protesters, interest in the classes has only grown. In just the past two weeks, Taylor said, his club has received four times the usual number of sign-ups. That does not appear to be an anomaly. Five firearm instructors in the Minneapolis area told NBC News they have seen a similar trend.” (01/29/26)

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-gun-training-classes-immigration-agents-pretti-rcna256101

  • Montenegro: Regime officials resign in sex tape scandal

    Source: New York Post

    “An alleged leaked sex tape featuring two prominent government officials in Montenegro — a married presidential adviser and a striking underling — has led to both politicians resigning in disgrace. Mirjana Pajković, the glamorous now-former director general for the promotion and protection of human rights at the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, announced her resignation on Friday, according to Montenegrin newspaper Pobjeda. The government has been embroiled in the sex scandal since a video was leaked online, allegedly showing Pajković engaging in sexual activity with Dejan Vukšić, the married former national security agency director and ex-adviser to President Jakov Milatović. … Pajković said her departure was due to personal reasons — but took several swipes at Vukšić, accusing him of threatening her with the tape to remain quiet.” (01/29/26)

    https://nypost.com/2026/01/29/world-news/striking-underling-mirjana-pajkovic-married-top-presidential-adviser-dejan-vuksic-resign-over-sex-tape-scandal-in-montenegro/

  • DOJ: We’ll get around to following Epstein files law Real Soon Now, pinky promise

    Source: Axios

    “The Justice Department said Tuesday it will release the full Epstein files in the ‘near term,’ after reviewing and redacting millions of pages. Blowing more than a month past its legal deadline, the DOJ still has not set a clear date on when documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will go public, as other developments with the Trump administration garner widespread attention. Hundreds of employees have reviewed the millions of materials to minimize the risk of victim-identifying information, Attorney General Pam Bondi, deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said in a Tuesday filing.” (01/28/26)

    https://archive.is/hTnGS

  • China: Regime employees kill 11 prisoners

    Source: BCC News [UK state media]

    “China has executed 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report. A court in Zhejiang province sentenced the Ming family members for crimes including homicide, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling dens in September. … their scam empire came crashing down in 2023, when Myanmar authorities arrested them and handed them to China, as part of a crackdown prompted by pressure from Beijing.” (01/29/26)

    https://archive.is/YOUQY

  • NYC: Man Rams Chabad HQ with Car, Damaging Doors

    Source: US News & World Report

    “A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City on Wednesday night while people were gathered for prayer at the deeply revered Hasidic Jewish site. No one was injured when the driver struck a door of a building in the complex before reversing and striking it several more times. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that while it was too early in the investigation to speculate on the driver’s motives, the incident was being investigated as a possible hate crime.” (01/28/26)

    https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2026-01-28/car-rams-into-chabad-headquarters-in-new-york-city-damaging-doors

  • McMahon: California ban on outing trans kids to parents violated federal law

    Source: Fox News

    “The U.S. Department of Education announced on Wednesday that a California policy allowing school districts to keep students’ gender transition from their parents violates federal law. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said a federal investigation found that California education officials ‘egregiously abused’ their authority by pressuring school districts to withhold information about students’ gender transitions from their parents. … The findings of the federal investigation could put at risk the nearly $8 billion in education funding the federal government gives the state each year if state officials do not work with the Trump administration to resolve the violations.” (01/29/26)

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-finds-california-ban-notifying-parents-gender-transitions-violated-federal-law

  • Israel: Top court delays Gaza press access ruling amid years-long ban

    Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

    “Israel’s Supreme Court has postponed a decision on whether to allow foreign journalists independent access to Gaza, in the latest delay of a legal battle that has stretched over a year. The court granted the government until March 31 to respond to the petition filed by the Foreign Press Association, despite state attorneys failing to provide detailed justifications beyond citing security risks. The decision extends a policy that has barred foreign correspondents from entering Gaza to report on conditions there, unless reporters are prepared to embed with the Israeli army.” (01/28/26)

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/israels-top-court-delays-gaza-press-access-ruling-amid-years-long-ban

  • CA: Officials confirm tuberculosis outbreak at San Francisco private school

    Source: SFGate

    “The San Francisco Department of Public Health is investigating an active outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school that has sickened at least three individuals. In an emailed statement to SFGATE, department officials said all students and staff at Archbishop Riordan High School are being tested for TB and they have implemented contact tracing to stop the outbreak from spreading. … Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that can cause cough, fever and weight loss, and can progress into severe symptoms if untreated. A person can have a latent form of the disease, where they have no symptoms, or active TB, where they have symptoms and are infectious. The latent form can switch to active at any time.” (01/28/26)

    https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-tuberculosis-school-21320252.php

  • TX: State employees kill prisoner

    Source: United Press International

    “Texas on Wednesday evening conducted the United States’ first execution of the year, putting a 55-year-old man to death for the 1998 double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Charles Victor Thompson was executed by lethal injection at the penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. He was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. CST, the state’s Department of Criminal Justice told UPI in an emailed statement.” (01/28/26)

    https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/28/Texas-execution-Charles-Victor-Thomas/1531769651734/